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APPLICATION FILED MAY 13,1914. 1,1 1 9,4145,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed May 13, 1914. Serial No. 838,242.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Lns'rnn MURRAY and United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in heels; and we" do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide an automatic reel particularly adapted for winding up a clothes-line and which may be adapted foruse with rope, cord, tishlines, and the like, and consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention: Figure lis a view in central longitudinal section taken on the line -1-- of Fig. 3, of a reel constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. -2-- is an end elevation of the same partly in section. Fig. -3 is a view in elevation of the opposite end of the device from that shown in Fig. -2-.

The particular objects of the invention are to provide a clothes-line reel having a drum which is spring-actuated in one direction to wind 21 clothes-line or other cord and which is at the same time manually operable in the event. that the spring should be insufficiently strong to accomplish the purpose under unusual conditions, and further to provide, in a device of the character set forth, simple and ellicient means for causing the rope or cord to wind helically upon thedrum from end to end thereof automatically.

Other objects of the invention will be understood from the following description.

The device comprises a housing consisting of two end plates A, preferably of circular form, and to which a cylindrical sheet metal jacketB is secured whereby a cylindrical receptacle is provided. Secured to the end plates A at one point, and extending longitudinally of the housing parallel with the axis thereof is a guide rod C over which the rope or cord D is adapted to pass into said housing. The jacket B terminates at one end at one side of said member C. Mounted upon the periphery of said end avails A of the housing contiguous to the 'a'uen'iber C but at a distance therefrom are two brackets E in which a shaft F is rigidly secured, the latter extending parallel with said member C. Pivot-ally mounted on said shaft F is a plate (i which projects into the housing. the same having a plurality of bub portions H rotatable. on the shaft. A helical spring I engaged with the shaft and with a hub portion ll of the plate (l serves to normally maintain said plate in a given position, as hereinafter more particularly described. Between the guide rod C and the shaft F is a slot extending from end to end of the housing and through which the clothes-line or other cord passes.

Journaled in the end ilates A of the lions ing is a hollow shaft carrying the drum lg to which one end of the rope or cord 1) is adapted to be wound; said drum being rigidly mounted on said hollow shaft J in any suitable manner, and being constructed to suit the purposes for which it is intended. The said shaft .1 is adapted to be manually rotated by means of a crank L rigidly mounted thereon at one end extcriorly of and contiguous to one of the end plates of the housing. Mounted upon the other end .plate of the housing A between its circumferential wall and its center is a stud M which projects therefrom axially pa allel with the shaft J and upon which a spur gear N is rotatably mounted, the latter having a long hub 0 upon which one end of a spiral spring P is mounted and non-rotatably secured. The other end of said spring is secured to a pin Q. similarly mounted upon the last-named end wall A of the housing. The said spur .gear N is held upon said stud M by means of the end screw R in an obvious manner. The said stud, spur gear and spring are inclosed in a sheet metal casing t5 mounted upon the last-named end wall A of the housing. The other end of said shaft J projects into said casing S and carries a disk T upon which a pawl U is pivotally mounted, said pawl being held by a suitable spring in a well-known manner in engagement with a ratchet-wheel V rigid with the shaft \V rotatably mounted in the shaft J. A spur pinion X rigid with the shaft \V meshes with said spur gear N.

Rigid with the shaft J and disposed con tiguous to the crank L is a ratchet wheel Y adapted to be engaged by the pawl Z pivotally mounted upon the end wall A of the housing, and which is adapted when engaged with said pawl to prevent rotation of the rope. Y line to be maoi ally drawn taut and so mam-- 31,1 i ldetdo the shaft J and drum K in the direction in which it would be normally rotated 1) unwinding rope from-the reel which won d occur by the additional strains due to load on The said crank also enables the tained.

ln operation the repel) is, as previously stated, secured at one end to the drum in any suitable manner and contiguous to one of the annular end "flanges 0; said drum, The

lar super M ii then r rope oiisl T crease in a sioii which will iii- 1 e length oi o: e

unwound "ii the and upon rel-easiii the vol sioii on the rope 9 spring Will obviously rotate the or iii the direction rewind the rope 411) We claim our A device o: he hind specified comprislilg a housing, drum having a shaft rotatably moustei'l in said housing, a crank for manualiy rotating said shaft, a spring, and gearing establishing operative connection between said spring or id drum for rotatiiig the latter iii one cirectioii, said cram: adapt-ed to'i'otate said drum iii orie direction independently of and Without afifecti said spring said gearing including it slldle saici. spring; carryin a a Slltilii; carrying a ratchet We oi J A aspui pinion, the latter meshing said s'oiir gear, and pawl I lODdUtil tfllJt TLlillll'BJj to said driiiri said 2. A device of the kind specified comprising a housing, a drum having a shaft rotataloly mounted in said housing, a crank for to manually rotating said shaft, a spring, and gearing establishing operative connection between said spring and said drum for rotating the latter in one direction, said crank adapted to rotate said drum in one direction independently of and Without affecting said spring, said shaft of said drum being hollow, said gearing including a shaft engaged with said spring and carrying a spur gear, a shaft rotatable in said hollow shaft carrying a ratchet Wheel and a spur pinion, the latter meshing with said spoigear, a dish on said hollow shaft, and a pawl carr ed by said dist: and engaging said ratchet eat 3. A device oi -the kind specified comprising housing, a drum hating; a shalt; rotatahly mounted in said housing, a crash for manually rotating said shaft, a spring, and gee lZW-j establishing operative coiiriectioii said spring and Sdldiillliffl for rolatter in one directioii, said a l to rotate said drum in one direciiidependeiitly and Without spring, shaft of said drum hesaid gearing including a shaft 1th said spring and carrying a i 4 fi m "1" o a share rotatable iii said hollow and carrying a ratchet Wheel and a pinion, the latter meshing with said spur gear, dist: on said hollow shaft, and a pawl carried by said dish aiidengaging said ratchet wheel, and a pawl arranged to coact with said ratchet Wheel prevent rotation of said drum by said crash against the actio of said sprin i We have signed our names in oreseiice of two siiloscrihiog Witdll With s 

